The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Order with four

periods 5 Relative of

mustard 10 Worked a reception, say, informally 14 What might be followed in an investigation 16 Kind of pants 17 It’s often found

on bow ties 18 Booted up,

say? 19 Nickname in

1950s-’60s TV 20 Some members of a blended family 22 River of Hades 24 Back

25 “___ America (And So Can You!)” (Stephen Colbert best seller)

28 Name names 29 Salon offering 30 Tease, with

“on”

33 Flew private,

for instance 37 Is superpunctual 38 Make no plans 39 It traditionally starts with a strophe 40 Saucer contents, for short 41 Terence ___, Fields Medalwinning mathematician 42 Prefix with

cortex 43 Things sometimes named after scientists 45 Secret ___ 47 Loves, and

then some 49 Cusps

52 Low joint

53 In a manner of

speaking? 56 Company that uses about 1% of the world’s wood supply annually

57 It ends with a big splash 58 Distinguished

fellows 59 Mortimer ___, famed ventriloquy dummy of old 60 Longevous

Down

1 Twitch, say 2 Onetime subsidiary of G.M.

3 Word that sounds like a plural of 1-Down 4 Corolla part 5 Decisive periods, in brief 6 Activities for

dummies 7 High-end

8 It may be

served in a bed 9 1980 blackand-white film that was nominated for Best Picture, with “The” 10 Maker of the Supersonic hair dryer 11 England’s first poet laureate (1668) 12 They’re big in

Hollywood 13 TV’s “American

___”

15 Glowing t

hings

21 Staples of old

westerns 23 Gifts are displayed in these

25 ___ disco (European music genre) 26 Secret

alternative 27 Look at with

awe 29 Port authority? 31 Uniquely 32 Reach

34 Focus of une

biographie 35 Oafish outburst 36 Pro follower 44 Spots 45 Avalanche 46 St. Teresa’s birthplace 47 It means “be quick” in Hawaiian 48 Where zardozi embroidery is prevalent 50 Juul, e.g.,

informally 51 “Soldier of Love” singer, 2009

52 An opening to

“closing” 54 Chi-Town

airport code 55 Championed